Inc. Magazine: November 1, 2004
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Features
- Are You Paying Yourself Enough?
- You`re getting by on a paltry salary because that`s what`s best for your company. Or is it? An owner`s low pay can send the wrong message -- to investors and employees. Here`s how to pick the magic number. Plus: What other CEOs take home. Alison Stein Wellner
- How I Did It With Caroline Hirsch
- From Jerry Seinfeld to Jay Leno, scores of standup comics have cut their teeth on the stage that Caroline Hirsch built. Nadine Heintz
- Coming to America
- A special program called StartSmart is turning immigrants into entrepreneurs. Meet five who are succeeding. David J. Dent
- It`s Not Easy Being Green
- Jeffrey Hollender and Alan Newman disagreed about strategy, fought bitterly -- and created two successful companies. They`d set out to change the world, but what they really changed was each other. Jess McCuan
Priority
- Company, Halted
- What happens to a business when the owner is called to duty? Tim Gray
- Opening Up the Baghdad Office
- Entrepreneurs in Iraq: Some were called to serve, others came to build a fortune. Nicole Gull
- Five Ideas to Watch
- ... Nicole Gull with Kristen von Hoffmann
- Despite Smaller Loans, SBA Breaks Records
- Why 2004 was great for the SBA. Darren Dahl
- Note to Self: Equity Is Not a Toy!
- Craigslist gives it away (oops!) Darren Dahl
- Talking Head Talks Shop
- The business of calling elections. Patrick J. Sauer
- Candidates at Work
- Surviving campaign photo ops. Michelle Leder
- Trucking Industry Faces Driver Shortage
- What threatens holiday sales. Matt Quinn
Hands On
- Warming Up to Cold Calls
- Why it`s time to rethink one of the most derided marketing tactics. Nicole Gull
- Paying for Performance
- Bonuses are back. Be sure to get the most for your money. Karen Kroll
- Do the Right Thing -- or Else
- New federal ethics rules apply to all companies, regardless of size. Darren Dahl
- Case Study
- The Problem: Handmark had 50% of the market for software for PDAs. Lora Kolodny
- Happy Together
- Many business partnerships end in disaster. Yours doesn`t have to. Dimitra Kessenides
- Reining In Office Rumors
- Shutting down the company rumor mill. Plus: Finding sales talent; curing the PO box blues.
- Can You Hear Me Now?
- New Web-based phone systems let you say goodbye to the phone company forever. Michael Fitzgerald
Columns
- Street Smarts: Just Say Yes
- How a policy that sounds tough can turn into a lifeline for some. Norm Brodsky
- Grist: Politics, Passion -- and Profits
- In politics and beyond, the marriage of passion and profit is a winning formula for entrepreneurs. Adam Hanft
The Inc. Life
- I`ve Got To Jet...But Keep In Touch!
- Forget rush-hour traffic, try air traffic control: How some CEOs cope with the cross-country commute. Larry Olmsted
- Giving Back
- Creative ways to aid pet causes. Jess McCuan
- Wild Thing
- An owner with a soft spot for elk. Rod Kurtz
- TV to Go
- Wireless, portable cable TV for home and on the road. Mark Spoonauer
- Live And Let Drive
- Aston Martin`s DB9 coupe leaves its pilot shaken and stirred. Patrick J. Sauer
- Things I Can`t Live Without
- Politicos want his ties, but the Vineyard Vines CEO wants a boat. Ryan Underwood
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